Chicken hearts vs. Foie gras — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between chicken hearts and foie gras?

Chicken hearts are higher in zinc, vitamin B2, vitamin B5, and vitamin B6, yet foie gras is higher in vitamin A, vitamin B12, selenium, and fats.
Foie gras's daily need coverage for vitamin A is 110% more.
Chicken hearts have 7 times more zinc than foie gras. While chicken hearts have 6.59mg of zinc, foie gras has only 0.92mg.
The amount of saturated fat in chicken hearts is lower.

We used Chicken, heart, all classes, raw and Pate de foie gras, canned (goose liver pate), smoked types in this article.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Chicken hearts

Foie gras

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+15.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+27.5%
Contains more ZincZinc	+616.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-89.4%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+483.3%
Contains more CopperCopper	+15.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+13%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+34.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+923.3%

~equal in Iron ~5.5mg

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Chicken hearts

Foie gras

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+60%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+72.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+143.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+94.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+113.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+500%
Contains more FolateFolate	+20%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+11022.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+28.9%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin A	9µg	1001µg	110%
Vitamin B12	7.29µg	9.4µg	88%
Selenium	4.3µg	44µg	72%
Monounsaturated fat	2.37g	25.61g	58%
Saturated fat	2.66g	14.45g	54%
Fats	9.33g	43.84g	53%
Zinc	6.59mg	0.92mg	52%
Vitamin B2	0.728mg	0.299mg	33%
Sodium	74mg	697mg	27%
Vitamin B5	2.559mg	1.2mg	27%
Vitamin B6	0.36mg	0.06mg	23%
Calories	153kcal	462kcal	15%
Vitamin B3	4.883mg	2.51mg	15%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.71g	0.84g	12%
Protein	15.55g	11.4g	8%
Calcium	12mg	70mg	6%
Iron	5.96mg	5.5mg	6%
Copper	0.346mg	0.4mg	6%
Cholesterol	136mg	150mg	5%
Vitamin B1	0.152mg	0.088mg	5%
Phosphorus	177mg	200mg	3%
Folate	72µg	60µg	3%
Vitamin C	3.2mg	2mg	1%
Carbs	0.71g	4.67g	1%
Potassium	176mg	138mg	1%
Manganese	0.089mg	0.12mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	10g	2.5g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	98kcal	405kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	65g	22g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	1.9	1.8	N/A
Net carbs	0.71g	4.67g	N/A
Magnesium	15mg	13mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.199mg	0.161mg	0%
Threonine	0.704mg	0.507mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.833mg	0.606mg	0%
Leucine	1.355mg	1.029mg	0%
Lysine	1.303mg	0.863mg	0%
Methionine	0.376mg	0.27mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.696mg	0.567mg	0%
Valine	0.88mg	0.719mg	0%
Histidine	0.408mg	0.303mg	0%